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Ribozyme
/ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/
A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.
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A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| rasnoun | An Ethiopian king or prince. |
| deoxyribozymenoun | (biochemistry) Any catalytic form of DNA, most of which act as enzymes that cleave RNA |
| riboendonucleasenoun | (biochemistry) An endonuclease that acts upon RNA |
| riboexonucleasenoun | (biochemistry) An exonuclease that cleaves RNA |
| ribozymologynoun | (rare) The study of ribozymes. |
| diribonucleotidenoun | (biochemistry) A small segment of RNA consisting of two ribonucleotide monomers |
| ribohydrolasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a riboside |
| replicasenoun | an enzyme that catalyses the replication of a single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule |
| partzymenoun | (biochemistry) A fragment of an enzyme |
| ribosylasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses ribosylation. |
| ribonucleasenoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid. |
| dnazymenoun | (biochemistry) Synonym of deoxyribozyme. |
| hammerhead ribozymenoun | (genetics) Any of a class of self-cleaving RNAs found in some viroids. |
| ribooligonucleotidenoun | Any oligonucleotide derived from RNA |
| aptazymenoun | An aptamer fused with a ribozyme |
| ribonucleosidenoun | (biochemistry) Any nucleoside component of RNA. |
| riborepressornoun | A section of RNA that represses a biochemical function |
| rnasenoun | Abbreviation of ribonuclease. [(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.] |
| ribonucleotidasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the dephosphorylation of a ribonucleotide |
| polyribonucleotidenoun | (biochemistry) A biological macromolecule consisting of multiple ribonucleotides |
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